Current:Home > MyPatrick Surtain II, Broncos agree to four-year, $96 million extension -TradeCircle
Patrick Surtain II, Broncos agree to four-year, $96 million extension
View
Date:2025-04-19 14:22:24
The Denver Broncos and cornerback Patrick Surtain agreed on a four-year, $96 million contract extension on Wednesday, making him the highest-paid defensive back in league history, a person close to the situation informed USA TODAY Sports' Tyler Dragon. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because they aren't authorized to discuss the deal.
The contract includes a guaranteed of $77.5 million for the 24-year-old Surtain, who is tied to his new contract through the 2029 season.
Surtain had two years and $23.3 million remaining on his original deal.
Surtain has established himself as a top cornerback in the league since the Broncos selected him in the first round of the 2021 NFL draft.
He has made two Pro Bowls and was a first-team All-Pro selection in 2022, and last season, Surtain recorded 69 tackles with 12 passes defensed and one interception.
PLAY TO WIN $5K: USA TODAY's Pro Football Survivor Pool is free to enter. Sign up now!
veryGood! (87796)
Related
- Working Well: When holidays present rude customers, taking breaks and the high road preserve peace
- How to watch the Oscars on Sunday night
- 'The Daily Show' guest hosts (so far): Why Leslie Jones soared and D.L. Hughley sank
- How Black resistance has been depicted in films over the years
- Krispy Kreme offers a free dozen Grinch green doughnuts: When to get the deal
- 'Magic Mike's Last Dance': I see London, I see pants
- 'Titanic' was king of the world 25 years ago for a good reason
- Theater never recovered from COVID — and now change is no longer a choice
- NFL Week 15 picks straight up and against spread: Bills, Lions put No. 1 seed hopes on line
- Winning an Oscar almost cost F. Murray Abraham his career — but he bounced back
Ranking
- Rolling Loud 2024: Lineup, how to stream the world's largest hip hop music festival
- More timeless than trendy, Sir David Chipperfield wins the 2023 Pritzker Prize
- Here are six podcasts to listen to in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- Black History Month is over, but these movies are forever
- Trump wants to turn the clock on daylight saving time
- Malala Yousafzai on winning the Nobel Peace Prize while in chemistry class
- What's making us happy: A guide to your weekend reading, listening and viewing
- 'El Juicio' detalla el régimen de terror de la dictadura argentina 1976-'83
Recommendation
IRS recovers $4.7 billion in back taxes and braces for cuts with Trump and GOP in power
Oscar nominee Michelle Yeoh shines in 'Everything Everywhere All At Once'
A mother on trial in 'Saint Omer'
'Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania' shrinks from its duties
Pregnant Kylie Kelce Shares Hilarious Question Her Daughter Asked Jason Kelce Amid Rising Fame
At the end of humanity, 'The Last of Us' locates what makes us human
This horrifying 'Infinity Pool' will turn you into a monster
Is 'Creed III' a knockout?